Users Guide

Security Commands 957
Command History
Command introduced in firmware release 6.5.2.
radius server deadtime
Use the radius server deadtime command to configure the minimum amount
of time to wait before attempting to recontact an unresponsive RADIUS
server. To set the deadtime to 0, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
radius server deadtime deadtime
no radius server deadtime
• deadtime — Length of time in minutes, for which a RADIUS server is
skipped over by transaction requests. (Range: 0–2000 minutes). Deadtime
is used to mark an unavailable RADIUS server as dead until this user-
configured time expires. Deadtime is configurable on a RADIUS server
basis.
Default Configuration
The default dead time is 0 minutes.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
If only one RADIUS server is configured, it is recommended that the
deadtime interval be left at 0. Setting the deadtime to 0 will cause the switch
to always send a RADIUS request to the RADIUS server if the server is
selected. If a RADIUS server is currently active and responsive, that server will
be used until it no longer responds. RADIUS servers whose deadtime interval
has not expired are skipped when searching for a new RADIUS server to
contact.